It is an offence for a person aged 18 years and over to use deceptive means in order to meet or arrange to meet a child.

A person aged 18 years or over who:

is guilty of an offence. It does not matter if the victim is a fictitious person represented as a real person. Maximum penalty: imprisonment for 5 years.

See section 139A(1) of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA).

Further, a person who engages in the above conduct AND with the intent to commit an offence against the child will be guilty of an offence. Maximum penalty: imprisonment for 10 years [see s 139A(2)].

The definition of a child for these offences is any person under the age of 17 years.